The Red Wings are the worst puck possession team in the NHL.

[shocky2002 36]

http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/teamstats.php?disp=1&db=201617&sit=5v5&sort=CFPCT&sortdir=DESC

History has been made. For the first time in years, the Wings are actually ranked last in the league under Corsi For % (Wings' shots on goal for, blocked shots for, missed shots for, in comparison to the opponent).

Yeah, it's only 11 games, but I can barely imagine the last time the Wings ranked this badly, in pretty much any positive statistic except for Fights, through a month of the season. Gotta be pre-Yzerman captaincy I guess. A decent % of the fanbase wasn't even born!!!

Edited November 4, 2016 by shocky2002

[joesuffP 1,746]

They look absolutely terrible sometimes the puck goes in for them and their goalie plays amazing but I've never seen a team this year get manhandled from start to finish like the wings. This roster is bad but not that bad. Blashill isn't getting the message to players I.e he's a god awful coach... players are winging it out there I can't wait for somebody to speak up

[Richdg 267]

For 20 years we have been building a puck possession team with great defensive forwards and great puck handling defensemen. Oh wait, it hasn't worked? Nevermind.

[DickieDunn 2,571]

When you don't have the players to play a style a smart coach switches styles. Blashill hasn't.

[GMRwings1983 8,803]

Our new team motto.  

 

 

 

[kliq 3,763]

This thread is an over reaction. After the first 8 games when we ranked #1 in the NHL in scoring, I would NEVER create a thread at that time saying we are the best goal scoring team in the league. Way to small of a sample size!

To say we are the worst puck possession team in the league after 11 games, same thing, an over-reaction to a small sample size.

We need to improve in puck possession for sure, but lets stop with the hyperbole.

People are so up and down on here. We lose the first two and "we are junk!" We win 6 and we now no longer need Trouba an "we are awesome!" We then lose 2 more and an OT game, and "we are awful again!"